Intense debate raged Monday as parents packing the house at the Dripping Springs ISD trustees meeting cast opinions on transgender students’ use of bathrooms based on their gender identity.

Over 30 speakers weighed in on the topic for the better part of two hours, which was ignited after a Walnut Springs Elementary student, who is a transgender girl that was born a boy, was allowed to use girls’ restrooms with stalls at the campus.  

The board did not discuss the issue, as it was not ...